54 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DB
About 54 Hawes Lane
54 Hawes Lane is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £937,500.
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Risks
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
54 Hawes Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensionCERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
- Agent
- Keith Chandler Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03858/PLUD
- Dec 2013ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.0m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03895/HHPA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 54 Hawes Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£993,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£937,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 September 2023Most recent
£937,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DB: £750,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 0DB
Everything we know about 54 Hawes Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hawes Lane homes
54 Hawes Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,711
Street avg £4,839
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Station Rd / West Wickham Stn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB